Claire O’Callaghan
@drclaireocall.bsky.social
Writer. Literary & cultural historian.
Senior Lecturer @ L’boro Uni.
Expertise: Brontës, esp.Emily + Sarah Waters, queer genders + sexualities, health humanities.
Editor-in-Chief, Brontë Studies
https://linktr.ee/drclaireocall
Senior Lecturer @ L’boro Uni.
Expertise: Brontës, esp.Emily + Sarah Waters, queer genders + sexualities, health humanities.
Editor-in-Chief, Brontë Studies
https://linktr.ee/drclaireocall
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The Brontë Society's Annual Lecture was delivered this weekend by @drclaireocall.bsky.social 'A happy Heathcliff and Cathy': The influence of Emily Brontë on Sylvia Plath & Ted Hughes. Claire is also Editor of Brontë Studies, the journal of the Brontë Society. www.bronte.org.uk/events/bront...
October 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The Brontë Society's Annual Lecture was delivered this weekend by @drclaireocall.bsky.social 'A happy Heathcliff and Cathy': The influence of Emily Brontë on Sylvia Plath & Ted Hughes. Claire is also Editor of Brontë Studies, the journal of the Brontë Society. www.bronte.org.uk/events/bront...
I’m honoured to be included in the forthcoming anthology The Book of Bogs: Stories from the Yorkshire Moor and Other Peatlands, edited by the brilliant Anna Chilvers and Clare Shaw. It’s published by Little Toller Books. 💚
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September 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I’m honoured to be included in the forthcoming anthology The Book of Bogs: Stories from the Yorkshire Moor and Other Peatlands, edited by the brilliant Anna Chilvers and Clare Shaw. It’s published by Little Toller Books. 💚
www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/l...
www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/l...
The Brontë Parsonage Museum’s very first read-along begins in October. We’re reading Charlotte’s second novel, Shirley.
We’ll dive into the novel’s three volumes over the first three weeks of the month. In the final week, there is a live discussion to explore your thoughts questions & responses.
We’ll dive into the novel’s three volumes over the first three weeks of the month. In the final week, there is a live discussion to explore your thoughts questions & responses.
September 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The Brontë Parsonage Museum’s very first read-along begins in October. We’re reading Charlotte’s second novel, Shirley.
We’ll dive into the novel’s three volumes over the first three weeks of the month. In the final week, there is a live discussion to explore your thoughts questions & responses.
We’ll dive into the novel’s three volumes over the first three weeks of the month. In the final week, there is a live discussion to explore your thoughts questions & responses.
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We're offering 2-for-1 tickets on our upcoming event with the brilliant Liz Williams!
Liz will be in conversation with @drclaireocall.bsky.social to discuss all things folk Britain.
Use code 2FOR1TOWN at checkout (link to tickets below)
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Liz will be in conversation with @drclaireocall.bsky.social to discuss all things folk Britain.
Use code 2FOR1TOWN at checkout (link to tickets below)
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September 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
We're offering 2-for-1 tickets on our upcoming event with the brilliant Liz Williams!
Liz will be in conversation with @drclaireocall.bsky.social to discuss all things folk Britain.
Use code 2FOR1TOWN at checkout (link to tickets below)
@reaktionbooks.bsky.social
@thegraystonunity.bsky.social
Liz will be in conversation with @drclaireocall.bsky.social to discuss all things folk Britain.
Use code 2FOR1TOWN at checkout (link to tickets below)
@reaktionbooks.bsky.social
@thegraystonunity.bsky.social
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I just really want AI to go the way of MiniDisc players.
“The non-binding deal could give OpenAI access to government data and lead to its software being used in education, defence, security and the justice system”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Deal to get ChatGPT Plus for whole of UK discussed by Open AI boss and minister
Exclusive: Deal that could have cost £2bn was floated at meeting between technology secretary Peter Kyle and Sam Altman
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I just really want AI to go the way of MiniDisc players.
Er, no, it’s not, it’s really not.
OpenAI releases the newest version of the AI model that powers its popular ChatGPT chatbot, with CEO Sam Altman promoting it as like having a “team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket.”
OpenAI releases GPT-5, calling it a ‘team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket’
OpenAI says its latest version of the popular AI model is better at coding, more accurate and less deceptive than previous versions.
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August 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Er, no, it’s not, it’s really not.
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Open letter on the Polari Prize longlist and the inclusion of John Boyne, who openly expresses his transphobic and misogynistic views.
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Author statement on the Polari Prize longlist
We are writers, editors, publishers and booksellers who stand in solidarity with the trans community. We are profoundly disappointed by the Polari Prize’s decision to include John Boyne on the longlis...
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August 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Open letter on the Polari Prize longlist and the inclusion of John Boyne, who openly expresses his transphobic and misogynistic views.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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The University of Warwick has paid a lot of money, I'm guessing, for their internet banner ads on the Guardian and elsewhere.
But they can't spell "curiosity". This isn't a US-UK variant. They just, genuinely, have a massive spelling error in their banner ads.
But they can't spell "curiosity". This isn't a US-UK variant. They just, genuinely, have a massive spelling error in their banner ads.
August 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The University of Warwick has paid a lot of money, I'm guessing, for their internet banner ads on the Guardian and elsewhere.
But they can't spell "curiosity". This isn't a US-UK variant. They just, genuinely, have a massive spelling error in their banner ads.
But they can't spell "curiosity". This isn't a US-UK variant. They just, genuinely, have a massive spelling error in their banner ads.
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Today marks Emily Brontë's birthday 📚💙
Discover more about Emily in Emily Brontë Reappraised by @drclaireocall.bsky.social
The book conjures a new image of the great writer by looking at her afresh from the vantage point of the new millennium
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#Booksky #EmilyBronte
Discover more about Emily in Emily Brontë Reappraised by @drclaireocall.bsky.social
The book conjures a new image of the great writer by looking at her afresh from the vantage point of the new millennium
saraband.net/sb-title/emi...
#Booksky #EmilyBronte
July 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Today marks Emily Brontë's birthday 📚💙
Discover more about Emily in Emily Brontë Reappraised by @drclaireocall.bsky.social
The book conjures a new image of the great writer by looking at her afresh from the vantage point of the new millennium
saraband.net/sb-title/emi...
#Booksky #EmilyBronte
Discover more about Emily in Emily Brontë Reappraised by @drclaireocall.bsky.social
The book conjures a new image of the great writer by looking at her afresh from the vantage point of the new millennium
saraband.net/sb-title/emi...
#Booksky #EmilyBronte
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Decades of mechanistic talk about university degrees as if they were bundles of 'skills' and 'prep' are about to be proved completely wrong (obviously). Want to get a real boost? Do History or English.
July 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Decades of mechanistic talk about university degrees as if they were bundles of 'skills' and 'prep' are about to be proved completely wrong (obviously). Want to get a real boost? Do History or English.
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Our wonderful researchers are exhibiting 'Materials of pandemic care across time' today and tomorrow at the British Academy Summer Showcase. Tickets are free and available through the link below 👇
Summer Showcase 2025 - Exhibits
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
June 20, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Our wonderful researchers are exhibiting 'Materials of pandemic care across time' today and tomorrow at the British Academy Summer Showcase. Tickets are free and available through the link below 👇
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This was the first of many highlights at the Summer Showcase - the British Academy's free festival of ideas.
Discover our full programme through the link below:
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/summe...
Discover our full programme through the link below:
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/summe...
The British Academy Summer Showcase
Every year we throw open our doors for the British Academy’s annual Summer Showcase, a free festival of ideas for curious minds. Meet the researchers shaping our world through their pioneering social ...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
June 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This was the first of many highlights at the Summer Showcase - the British Academy's free festival of ideas.
Discover our full programme through the link below:
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/summe...
Discover our full programme through the link below:
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/summe...
Sneak peak at slide: isn’t it great we have images of Patrick Brontë!
June 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Sneak peak at slide: isn’t it great we have images of Patrick Brontë!
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We are deeply disappointed that the Data Bill will not include the necessary provisions to keep creators' works safe from being used without their knowledge or permission by AI companies, despite clear and unified calls from across the creative industries. (1/3)
June 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We are deeply disappointed that the Data Bill will not include the necessary provisions to keep creators' works safe from being used without their knowledge or permission by AI companies, despite clear and unified calls from across the creative industries. (1/3)
Really looking forward to this! #healthhumanities
💥 'Violence, Health, and the Health Humanities' workshop, hosted by @uniofreading.bsky.social Centre for Health Humanities! Join us for this event, feat. an in-person & online keynote by @drclaireocall.bsky.social, on health, ageing, and violence.
📣 All welcome! See poster for details.
📣 All welcome! See poster for details.
May 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Really looking forward to this! #healthhumanities
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💥 'Violence, Health, and the Health Humanities' workshop, hosted by @uniofreading.bsky.social Centre for Health Humanities! Join us for this event, feat. an in-person & online keynote by @drclaireocall.bsky.social, on health, ageing, and violence.
📣 All welcome! See poster for details.
📣 All welcome! See poster for details.
May 29, 2025 at 8:51 AM
💥 'Violence, Health, and the Health Humanities' workshop, hosted by @uniofreading.bsky.social Centre for Health Humanities! Join us for this event, feat. an in-person & online keynote by @drclaireocall.bsky.social, on health, ageing, and violence.
📣 All welcome! See poster for details.
📣 All welcome! See poster for details.
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Our petition to Parliament to ban wind farms on protected peatland in England has 10000+ names! Thanks to all who’ve signed so far - let’s keep on keeping on and #protectourpeat #stopcalderdalewindfarm #teampeat #teamnature #teambat #teamnewt #walshaw #moor #peat #blanketbog
May 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Our petition to Parliament to ban wind farms on protected peatland in England has 10000+ names! Thanks to all who’ve signed so far - let’s keep on keeping on and #protectourpeat #stopcalderdalewindfarm #teampeat #teamnature #teambat #teamnewt #walshaw #moor #peat #blanketbog
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5) AI is trained on stolen work. If you are using AI to write or illustrate your book, beyond the "lazy or foolish" question, it tells me you don't value the intellectual property of authors. My LITERAL JOB is to value the intellectual property of authors. Your views and mine are antithetical. /fin
May 21, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The #Brontës: Sisters of Disruption - produced & directed by Dhivya Chetty (for Wise Owl Films/Sky Arts) & presented by Anita Rani - airs tonight, 9pm. Honoured to be among the all-female contributors telling this proto-feminist #history.
Catch it on Sky Arts through Sky, Now TV or Freeview.
Catch it on Sky Arts through Sky, Now TV or Freeview.
May 20, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Come celebrate Charlotte Brontë’s birthday with me and @drclaireocall.bsky.social! Tickets still available at www.bronte.org.uk/events/celeb....
April 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Come celebrate Charlotte Brontë’s birthday with me and @drclaireocall.bsky.social! Tickets still available at www.bronte.org.uk/events/celeb....
Love Charlotte Brontë? Come and celebrate her birthday online with us. Links via the Brontë Parsonage Museum #brontë #charlottebronte #victorianliterature #brontës
April 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Love Charlotte Brontë? Come and celebrate her birthday online with us. Links via the Brontë Parsonage Museum #brontë #charlottebronte #victorianliterature #brontës
Also thrilled to be an invited guest on the #Brontë Parsonage Museum’s podcast ‘Behind the Glass’ last summer. Episode out now. In it, I discuss a specific #Museum object (owned by Charlotte) that’s NEVER been on display. Listen here #history #gender #brontës
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S2 E3: With... Claire O'Callaghan
Podcast Episode · Behind The Glass: A Parsonage Podcast · 27/03/2025 · 43m
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March 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
My review of Jo Waugh’s fantastic monograph - Charlotte #Brontë and Contagion - is out. It’s a brilliant health/medical humanities book for #Victorianists. Free access to my review via this link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#healthhumanities #medicalhumanities #Victorian #brontestudies
#healthhumanities #medicalhumanities #Victorian #brontestudies
March 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
My review of Jo Waugh’s fantastic monograph - Charlotte #Brontë and Contagion - is out. It’s a brilliant health/medical humanities book for #Victorianists. Free access to my review via this link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#healthhumanities #medicalhumanities #Victorian #brontestudies
#healthhumanities #medicalhumanities #Victorian #brontestudies
Unsurprisingly, #meta has stolen some of my academic books, edited books, journal articles & reviews without my permission to train #AI. Pure theft. Academic publishing houses need to stand with non-academic publishers in defending our #copyright 😡
March 22, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Unsurprisingly, #meta has stolen some of my academic books, edited books, journal articles & reviews without my permission to train #AI. Pure theft. Academic publishing houses need to stand with non-academic publishers in defending our #copyright 😡